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The Buildings Department approved 30 building plans in December - 11 on Hong Kong Island, 10 in Kowloon and nine in the New Territories.
Of the approved plans, 14 were for apartment and apartment/commercial developments, nine were for commercial developments, four were for factory and industrial developments, and three were for community services developments.
In the same month, consent was given for work to start on 16 building projects that, when completed, will provide 10,718 square metres of gross floor area for domestic use, involving 66 units, and 24,913 square metres of gross floor area for non-domestic use. The department has received notification of commencement of work for eight building projects.
The department also issued 16 occupation permits - two on Hong Kong Island, two in Kowloon and 12 in the New Territories.
Of the buildings certified for occupation, the gross floor areas for domestic use were 308,230 square metres, involving 3,996 units, and 74,781 square metres for non-domestic use.
The declared cost of the new buildings completed in December totalled about $3.6 billion.
In addition, seven demolition consents involving seven building structures were issued.
The department received 1,708 complaints against unauthorised building works in December, and issued 1,076 removal orders on unauthorised works.
The full version of the Monthly Digest for December can be viewed by the public on the Buildings Department's homepage, www.bd.gov.hk.
Ends/Thursday, January 29, 2009
Issued at HKT 12:01
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